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Definition for Value SetDataElementStringency
{ "resourceType": "ValueSet", "id": "dataelement-stringency", "meta": { "lastUpdated": "2015-10-24T07:41:03.495+11:00", "profile": [ "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-shareable-definition" ] }, "text": { "status": "generated", "div": "<div>!-- Snipped for Brevity --></div>" }, "extension": [ { "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid", "valueUri": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.2.244" } ], "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/ValueSet/dataelement-stringency", "version": "1.0.2", "name": "DataElementStringency", "status": "draft", "experimental": false, "publisher": "HL7 (FHIR Project)", "contact": [ { "telecom": [ { "system": "other", "value": "http://hl7.org/fhir" }, { "system": "email", "value": "fhir@lists.hl7.org" } ] } ], "date": "2015-10-24T07:41:03+11:00", "description": "Indicates the degree of precision of the data element definition.", "codeSystem": { "extension": [ { "url": "http://hl7.org/fhir/StructureDefinition/valueset-oid", "valueUri": "urn:oid:2.16.840.1.113883.4.642.1.244" } ], "system": "http://hl7.org/fhir/dataelement-stringency", "version": "1.0.2", "caseSensitive": true, "concept": [ { "code": "comparable", "display": "Comparable", "definition": "The data element is sufficiently well-constrained that multiple pieces of data captured according to the constraints of the data element will be comparable (though in some cases, a degree of automated conversion/normalization may be required).", "concept": [ { "code": "fully-specified", "display": "Fully Specified", "definition": "The data element is fully specified down to a single value set, single unit of measure, single data type, etc. Multiple pieces of data associated with this data element are fully comparable." }, { "code": "equivalent", "display": "Equivalent", "definition": "The data element allows multiple units of measure having equivalent meaning; e.g. \"cc\" (cubic centimeter) and \"mL\" (milliliter)." }, { "code": "convertable", "display": "Convertable", "definition": "The data element allows multiple units of measure that are convertable between each other (e.g. inches and centimeters) and/or allows data to be captured in multiple value sets for which a known mapping exists allowing conversion of meaning.", "concept": [ { "code": "scaleable", "display": "Scaleable", "definition": "A convertable data element where unit conversions are different only by a power of 10; e.g. g, mg, kg." } ] } ] }, { "code": "flexible", "display": "Flexible", "definition": "The data element is unconstrained in units, choice of data types and/or choice of vocabulary such that automated comparison of data captured using the data element is not possible." } ] } }
Usage note: every effort has been made to ensure that the examples are correct and useful, but they are not a normative part of the specification.